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Sherman and the Burning of Columbia /

Who burned South Carolina's capital city on February 17, 1865? Even before the embers had finished smoldering, Confederates and Federals accused each other of starting the blaze, igniting a controversy that has raged for more than a century. Marion B. Lucas sifts through official reports, newsp...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lucas, Marion Brunson, 1935- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Chapter 1. Prologue
  • Chapter 2. The Evacuation of Columbia
  • Chapter 3. The Capture of Columbia
  • Chapter 4. The Burning of Columbia
  • Chapter 5. The Extent of the Devastation
  • Chapter 6. Who Burned Columbia?
  • Chapter 7. Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Inventory of Ordnance Stores Captured in Columbia, S.C., February 17, 1865
  • Appendix B. Soldiers Directory of Public Officers in Columbia
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.